The Witching Lands

What unexpected effect does a mysterious burglar have on the conjugal relations of a couple whose outward harmony is an example to their friends?

What is the true story behind the rumor that the doctor murdered his wife to inherit her fortune?

How does a callow young planter outwit the powerful political boss of an isolated West Indian community?

Seen through the eyes of Mr. Cave's narrator, Max, owner-manager of the Pension Etoile in St. Joseph, the people of the West Indies come alive. Max is a good listener, a student of human nature, and a consummate yarn-spinner.

These are tales of action and adventure, tales of love, tales of political intrigue. All but one have appeared in leading magazines&#151;eight of them in The Saturday Evening Post. Some are wildly comic, and others are touching; all are perceptive, rewarding, and set against the romantic backdrop of the West Indies.